Where does “sapp” come from?
sapp (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse soppr, from Proto-Germanic swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombʰ- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp; sponge; tree-fungus;...
sapp (Westrobothnian): fungus, mushroom
Ancestry of “sapp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | soppr | Alternative form of svǫppr |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swammaz | sponge; fungus, mushroom; swamp |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swombʰ- | sponge, tree-fungus, swamp; sponge; tree-fungus;... |